Louisiana, Abortion
Abortion pills now regulated in Louisiana: What to know
The two drugs used in a medication abortion, mifepristone and misoprostol, are now controlled substances in Louisiana, making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to possess the drugs without a prescription.
Louisiana's new abortion pill law goes into effect today. It's already impacting care, doctors say
Two drugs used in pregnancy care are now under lock and key in Louisiana after a new law took effect Tuesday.
Louisiana’s new abortion pill law may delay lifesaving care for women, doctors say
Starting Tuesday in Louisiana, mifepristone and misoprostol will be reclassified as controlled substances in the state, making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to possess the drugs without a prescription.
Louisiana law making abortion drugs controlled substances goes into effect
The Louisiana law that makes abortion medication mifepristone and misoprostol "a controlled dangerous substance" bylaw took effect Tuesday, leaving physicians' hands tied on their use.
Opinion
Louisiana’s new restriction on this abortion pill will making giving birth here more risky
Every second counts when my patients hemorrhage after childbirth, but a new Louisiana law will make me jump through hoops to get this medicine used to treat it.
Louisiana law criminalizing possession of abortion pills takes effect
The two drugs used in medication abortion are officially controlled substances in Louisiana after a law took effect that criminalizes their possession without a prescription. The
Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concerns
Louisiana will become the first in the United States on Tuesday to categorize two widely used abortion-inducing pills as “controlled dangerous substances.”
Louisiana Reclassifies Abortion Pills as Controlled Dangerous Substances
In another blow to reproductive healthcare freedom in Republican states, Louisiana has reclassified the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as schedule IV controlled substances, which come with prison terms of up to five years for those caught in possession without a prescription.
Hospitals lock up key pregnancy drugs as anti-abortion law takes effect
Louisiana hospitals have locked up a key drug used to stop women from bleeding out after giving birth as a new state law takes effect Tuesday.
A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care
Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous ...
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Emergency Doctor Worries Louisiana’s New Classification for Abortion Meds Could Be Life-Threatening
A new law will go into effect in Louisiana on Oct. 1 that will classify two drugs—mifepristone and misoprostol, which are ...
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Louisiana’s new mifepristone and misoprostol law puts my patients at unnecessary risk
Opinion: Louisiana’s new restrictions on mifepristone and misoprostol threaten to negate the state’s recent gains in maternal ...